Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The Department of Wildlife Conservation will provide specialised training to military personnel on elephant behaviour and field handling under a joint initiative aimed at strengthening the protection of wild elephants and reducing human-elephant conflict.

The decision was reached at a meeting held at the Ministry of Environment on October 23, chaired by Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi and Deputy Minister Anton Jayakody.

Army Commander Lieutenant General K. V. Nilantha P. Premarathne, senior environmental officials, representatives of military intelligence and drone operations units, and members of voluntary environmental organisations attended the meeting.

Under the proposed arrangement, military perso...